MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE


Sorting Pterocarpus names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 




Pterocarpus angolensis DC.

SYNONYM(S) :  Pterocarpus dekindtianus Harms

AFRIKAANS :  Greinhout, Kehatenhout, Kiaat, Lakboom.

BEMBA :  Mulombwa.

DUTCH :  Muninga, Transvaal teak.

ENGLISH :  African Teak, Bloodwood, Rhodesian Teak, Sealing-Wax Tree, Transvaal Teak, Wild Teak.

SHONA :  Kiaat, Mubvamaropa, Mukwa.

SWAHILI :  Mninga.

ZULU : Indlandlovu, Ingozina, Umbilo, Umvangazi.




Pterocarpus dalbergioides DC.

ENGLISH :   Andaman padauk, East Indian-mahogany.

Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir.

ENGLISH : African kino, African rosewood, African teak,  Barwood,  Black camwood,   Gambian kino,  Senegal rosewood, West African kino, West African rosewood.

FRENCH :  Palissandre du Sénégal,  Santal,  Ven.

GERMAN :  Afrikanischer Kinobaum.

Pterocarpus indicus Willd.

BURMESE :   Padauk.

ENGLISH :   Amboyna wood,  Andaman redwood,  Burmese rosewood,   Malay padauk,   Papua New Guinea rosewood,   Philippine-mahogany.

KANNADA :   Bethonne, Hanemara.

SANSKRIT :  Pitasala.

TAMIL :  Vengai maram.

TELUGU :   Peddagi.


Some authors suggest that this is a synonym of  P. marsupium.

Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz

ENGLISH :  Burma padauk.

Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.

BENGALI :  Pitsal, Pitshul, Piyashal.

DUTCH :  Kinoboom,  Kino de Malobar.

ENGLISH :  East Indian kino,  Indian kino,   Indian kino tree,  Indian kino wood,  Malabar kino. 

HINDI : Banda, Bija, Bijasal, Bijasar, Bijaisaar kaashtha, Biya, Hiradokhi, Peisar, Piasal, Pitshola, Vijaisar kaashthaa.

KANNADA :  Benga, Bibla, Honne.

MARATHI :  Biyala lakda.

NEPALESE :  Bijayashal, Bijaysar, Vandhuk pushp.

ORIYA :  Piyasalo.

SANSKRIT :  Asana, Bandhukapushpa, Bijaka, Bijavriksha, Mahakutaja, Mahasarja, Nilaka, Peetasaar, Pitasala asana, Pitasalaka, Pitasara, Pitashala, Paramayudha, Priyaka, Priyasalaka, Sarfaka, Sauri.

SINHALESE :  Gammalu, Ganmalu, Gummalu.

TAMIL :   Pidasaralam, Pirasaram, Pidagarama, Sarvasadagam, Sarudagam, Tamisu, tannini,Timisam, Timil, Timisu, Udiravengai, Vandunarmalar, Vegaimaram chakkalpakal, Vengai, Visaga.

TELUGU :  Paiddagi chekka, Peddagi, Peddavegisa, Peddegi, Pedegu, Vegisa, Vengisa, Yegi.


Pterocarpus officinalis Jacq.

SYNONYM(S) :  Pterocarpus draco L., Pterocarpus rohrii Vahl

ENGLISH :  Bloodwood, Dragon blood tree, Guadaloupe dragon's blood.

FRENCH :  Mangle médaille (Antilles), Moutouchi (Guyane), Moutouchi-rivière, Sangdragon (Antilles).

SPANISH : Bollo blanco (Colombia),  Lagunero, Palo de pollo (Puerto Rico), Palo de sangre, Sangre, Sangre de drago, Sangre de gallo.



Pterocarpus santalinus L. f.

BENGALI :  Lalchandan, Raktachandan.

BURMESE :  Nasani,  Sandaku.

DANISH :  Rød sandelved, Sandeltræ.

DUTCH :  Rood sandelhout, Sandelboom

ENGLISH :  Red sanders,  Red sanderswood,  Red saunders,  Red sandalwood, Ruby wood.

FRENCH :  Santal rouge.

GERMAN :  Caliaturholz, Rotes Sandelholz, Rothes Sandelholz, Rothes Santelholz.

GUJARATI :  Ratanjali.

HINDI :  Lalchandan.

ITALIAN :  Sandalo rosso.

KANNADA :  Agaru, Honne, Kempugandha, Patranga, Raktashandana.

MALAYALAM :  Patrangam, Raktashandanam, Tilaparnni.

NEPALESE :  Rakta candan.

PORTUGUESE :  Sandalo vermelho.

SANSKRIT :  Agarugandha, Arka, Chandana, Harichandana, Kshudrachandana, Kuchandana, Kushikam, Patranga, Raktachandana, Tilaparni.

SPANISH :   Sándalo rojo.

TAGALOG :  Naga, Narra.

TAMIL :   Atti, Kusandanam, Picanam, Pidagattam, Salliyam, Sandauam, Sandanavengai, Sensandakkattai, Sensandanam, Sivappu, Sivappuchandanam.

TELUGU :  Agarugandhamu, Chandanum, Ettachandamu, Kuchandanamu, Raktachandanamu, Raktagandhamu, Shandanamu, Yerra.

 
Pterocarpus soyauxii Taub.

DUTCH : Afrikaans padoek.

ENGLISH :  African coralwood,   African padauk,   Barwood,  Gabon padauk,  Redwood.

FRENCH :  Bois rouge, Bois corail, Padouk.

SPANISH :  Palo rojo.

UNIDENTIFIED :  Kisésé (Africa), Mwangura (Africa).

 

 



HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Pterocarpus Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress. Institute of Land & Food Resources. The University of Melbourne. Australia. < http://gmr.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/Plantnames/Sorting/Pterocarpus.html > (2004).

 
REFERENCES
General Bibliography
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Online
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Specific & complementary
 

Anglo-French Drugs & Industries Ltd. 2002 - 2003, Plant Name Index. < http://www.anglofrenchherbals.com/plant-index3.html > Table of ayurvedic plant names  in English, Latin and romanised Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Sanskrit. (AFH)

Colla Marcel (Ministre de la Santé publique et des Pensions), 1997,  Nom scientifique, Nom néerlandais, Nom français  dans l' Arrêté royal relatif à la fabrication et au commerce de denrées alimentaires composées ou contenant des plantes ou préparations de plantes  par  ALBERT II, Roi des Belges.  Ministere des Affaires Sociales, de la Sante Publique et de  l' Environnement. Royaume de Belgique. < http://users.skynet.be/lucdelm/plan17kb.htm >.

Gift of Africa Ltd. 2002 - 2004, African Woods. < http://www.giftofafrica.com/moreinfo/woods.htm? >.

HinduNet Inc. 1994 - 2003,   The Hindu Universe Lexicon, Hindu Students Council. < http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/Indian%20Lexicon/pterocarpus.htm >.

USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?pterocarpus (02 November 2004). (GRIN)

 

 

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